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Smith School lifecycle study highlights importance for algae-derived biodiesel of co-product utilization and optimizing and decarbonizing every step of the supply chain

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times as energy intensive to produce as conventional diesel, which restricts the current financial and environmental feasibility of algae production, according to a new life cycle analysis by a team from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford. Energy Environ. Tara Shirvani, Xiaoyu Yan, Oliver R.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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So far, the policy focus has been on empowering the early winners of an unfolding renewable-energy race. Nigeria or Algeria cannot do the same for their oil industry. The renewables race displaces fossil fuels quickly, but some regions lose out. abating carbon will create losers. —Goldthau et al. Business as usual.

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